Washboiler-kack



E. L. SCHLEKAU.

WASHBOILER RACK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.3. 19n- RENEWED AUG. 19. 19:9.

1,324,696. 5 Patented Dec. 9,1919.

z 4 7 12,1 I, I

WITNESSES v u Q I I INVENTOR v M [Lick/aha J A TTORNEVS UNITE s'rATnsrar vr oumon.

EDWARD L. SCI-ILEKAU, 0F WHITEDEER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

WASHBOILER-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d 9, 1919',

Application filed. December 3, 1917, Serial No. 205,093; Renewed August19, 1919. Serial No. 318,593.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. SOHLEKAU, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of lVhitedeer, in the county of Corson and State of SouthDakota, have invented a new and Improved lVa'shboiler-Rack, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact de scri tion.

y invention relates to a means to be placed in a wash boiler on top ofthe clothes therein to hold the latter securely pressed down during theboiling operation.

. .More particularly the invention relates to a-rack for the indicatedpurpose adjustable to suit boilers of different sizes.

The prime object of the invention is to provide a rack formed ofseparate frame sections so connected as to provide for facility .ofadjustment for varying-the effective length of the rack and whereby alsothe one frame section will have a hinge connection with the other topermit of varying their angular relation for positioning the rack in theboiler or removing it.

More specific objects of the invention are to provide handle means onthe one rack section for varying its relation to the other section inpositioning and removing the rack; to provide efficient clamp means tohold the sections in a given adjustment; and to simplify the means forconnecting the sections whereby the sliding and relative swingingmovements are embodied in unitary fixtures of simple construction.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, it being understood that thedrawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a rack embodying my invention, the outline ofthe wash boiler being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1, aportion of the boiler being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2, a portion of the boiler beingindicated in full lines, the rack being shown with the sectionsangularly disposed for positioning or re moving the rack;

Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section on the line 14, Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention in practice in accordance with theillustrated example,

a frame section 10 is provided to present side bars, acurved end bar 11to conform to one end of the boiler, and a transverse bar 12 at theopposite end of the frame section, as well as longitudinal rack bars 13.A

companion section 14 similarly presents side I bars, a curved end 15 toconform to that end of the boiler opposite the end 11, and a cross bar16 at the opposite end of the frame section from the curved end 15,. aswell as longitudinal rack bars, certain of which are designated by thenumeral 17.

. The central longitudinal bar 18 of the frame" 1 1 is preferably madestronger than the bar 17, as are also the side bars of the frame andtheends 15, 16. The central bar 18 is continued in the form of an extension18 beyond the cross bar 16 toward the curved end 11 of the framesection10-, and said extension 18 of the bar 18 is return bent orotherwise suitably formed to pro vide a handleterminal l9. Adjacent tothe handle 19 the extension 18 and the corresponding longitudinal bar 13are adapted to for latched engagement, for which purpose one of the sameis provided with a catch. In the illustrated example a spring catch isprovided on the extension 18 and adapted to be sprung into engagementwith the bar 13 directly beneath, whereby to hold the frame sections inparallel relation as in Fig. 2.

Fittings 21 are provided to establish connection between the framesections 10 and 14- in a manner to permit of a longitudinal adjustmentof the sections or a relative swinging of the sections. Each fitting 21is in the form of a web on one end of which is a sleeve 22 embracing theadjacent side bar of the frame 14 sulficiently loose to permit the barto slide in the sleeve. The other end of each fitting 21 is formed witha sleeve 24: at right angles to the sleeve 22 or approximately so andembracing the cross bar 12 of frame 10 in a manner to permit the sleeve24 to swing on the bar 12 or vice versa, there being one of saidfittings 21 adjacent to each end of the bar 12. To hold the sleeve 22and the frame 14 in given adjustment each sleeve 22 is provided with aset screw 23 or th like.

With the described arrangement, to vary slidable movement relatively tothe other section through the medium of the sleeve connection 22 whereasthe sleeves 2d permit the length of the rack, one section is given arelative swinging movement of the rack sections. In positioning the rackafter adj ustment to suit a particular boiler, the same is placed uponthe top of the clothes with the frame sections in angular position asindicated in Fig. 3 and the upper section swung downwardly to bring thesections to the position of Fig. 2 which will jam the ends 11, againstthe ends of the boiler and at the same time engage the catch in thefastened position. As the catch holds by friction a pull on the handle19 will serve to unfasten the sections.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limitmyself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, sincemanifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure fromthe spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A rack of the class described including two frame sections, and meansestablishing a slidable and hinged connection between the sections.

2. A rack of the class described including separate frame sections, and.means slidably connected with one of said sections between the endsthereof and hingedly connected with the other section adjacent to an endof the latter.

3. A rack of the class described including two frame sections eachincluding side bars and end bars, said sections overlapping, fittingsadjacent to the end bar of one section, at the ends thereof, each ofsaid fittings com prising sleeves at right angles to each other,

one sleeve of each fitting embracing the said end bar and the othersleeve of the fitting embracing the adjacent side bar of the othersection; together with means to lock the last mentioned sleeves to theside bars embraced thereby.

4. A rack of the class described including overlapped frame sectionsslidably and hingedly connected with each other, an extension member onone of said sections and extending beyond the latter over the othersection, a handle on said extension, and means to latch said extensionto the other frame section.

EDWARD L. SCHLEKAU.

